... article "Flag Fever: the Paradox of Patriotism," written by Blaine Harden, he insists that, only now, after the recent terrorist acts against the United States, are the citizens of the U.S. finally taking pride in and defending their country. More than 8 out of 10 Americans are now praising New York ... and social justice under the law."(5) Now though, after the acts of September 11th, Americans are associating the flag with patriotism. In Hardens article, he suggests that the most reassuring element of patriotism, is the repeated asking from President Bush, for religious and ethnic tol...

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... the opportunity to read some articles that deal with the topic of sexual harassment in the human resource world. One article in particular that I found to be of interest is titled "Feds back Minnesota staffers" complaint," written by Norman Oder. The article "Feds back Minnesota staffers" complaint" is about twelve staffers at the Minneapolis Public Library who claim that exposure to a great ... one that the library has no intentions of recompensing soon. It is believed by the library that the proposal goes against the public's First Amendment right to access information. The article st...

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... of aristocrats seek to gain power without legitimacy and fairness. Our country is divided into two prominent groups: the rich and the poor. And, while the poor struggle to sustain a new nation, the rich, exceeding their authority, tries to form a completely different government, in which the national government is stronger. Nevertheless, who will embody this government? The Federalists have their advantages ... for a local problem of droughts. Also, we've seen what happens when one group has too much power. For years we had been repressed by the English monarchy, and now a new form of e...

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The Articles of Confederation was approved in 1781,after the Revolutionary war was over. The central government had decided that they needed a stronger government. The structure of the new government included only one branch, which was congress. Each of the colonies had only two delegates and they represented their own colony but only one of the delegates got to ... federal courts. Congress also had little to do with any economic achievements. Due to the extreme weaknesses of this document, the Constitutional Convention of 1787 proposed a new constitution establishing a much stronger nationa...

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... represented by population. Also in this plan the proposed legislature would be bicameral a House and a Senate, the Senate being elected by state legislature would provide a check on the House. The New Jersey plan would protect the smaller states from the Virginia plan that would favor the bigger states. The Connecticut compromise like the Virginia plan proposed a bicameral legislature, a House and a Senate ... but the only the House was represented by population and the Senate by equal representation. The New Jersey plan proposed the legislature be unicameral instead of bicameral and tha...

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... of government to the public by increasing official secrecy and expand on the definition of "terrorism" in a manner that threatens the constitutionally protected rights of Americans. The new legislation would allow government to spy on First Amendment-protected activities. By applying an overly broad definition of terrorism, organizations using protest tactics such as those used by Operation ... then has to prove their innocence, rather than the usual American legal policy of being considered innocent until proven guilty. The new act would also radically diminish personal privacy by remo...

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... of the United States was written by great demigods who were set out to create a fair and balanced government. The new constitution established new and better laws for the central government and for the people. New state constitutions were the first steps to a new government in America. People who drafted written constitutions to limit government power, particularly that of the governor. Property requirements for ... given one vote in the one-house congress. Important legislation required a two-thirds vote of the states; a unanimous vote of state legislatures was required to amend. The s...

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... Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 instituted a two-party system in American politics. Alexander Hamilton was an ambitious and brilliant man. His programs and plans laid a strong foundation for the new federal government. He realized that the federal and state debt that resulted from the revolutionary war had to be paid. He insisted that the state debt be consolidated into the ... important one as the Federalists favored England while the Republicans favored France. Washington's farewell address spoke to the growing divide and he appealed to all Americans to unite behind the new government...

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... : Mexican American and Puerto Rican Social Movement Organizations", that as it is read its views are seen automatically. This article pointed out facts on Puerto Rico as a commonwealth, the Puerto Rican people in the United States and the different things ... part of the United States"(Christopulos, Core 9P Reading Packet, page 15). Puerto Rico became a commonwealth in 1952, but since 1917 as stated in the article the U.S. Congress made Puerto Ricans U.S. citizens (Marquez, Representation by Other Means: ..., 2000). In comparison to the readings, this ruling by the Congress ... of paper...

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... This argument was recently argued by Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter when he said that gun magazines should not exceed more than ten bullets (Clemmer 14). The article, "A Ban on High-Capacity Gun Magazines," tells of a man by the name of Jim Hall saying, "Yes, of course the Congress should ... Right to Bear Arms. It seems gun companies do not make seven-bullet clips, and refuse to do so. According to the website, New York Post, New York's Governor Andrew Cuomo is enforcing a strict seven bullet maximum capacity. The law was passed last January and prohibited the selling of any magazin...

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... in 1787 during a period of decision for the newly and loosely formed States under the Article of Confederation. More specifically between September 1787, the end of the Constitutional Convention to March 1788, when New York finally voted to ratify the Constitution. This paper was written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay to encourage the ratification of the United ... States Constitution to replace the Article of Confederation. It established to persuade the States to ratify the Constitution and eventually the ... writers of the Federalist paper had accomplished their ...

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... one license to Aaron Ogden to which ambitious investors were jealous and challenged. Thomas Gibbons, held a federal coasting license, and ran competing vessels between New Jersey and New York, and challenged Aaron Ogden. At issue was a clause of Article 1, Section 8 of the constitution, which said Congress has the power to regulate commerce with other nations and between the states. When Gibbons took Ogden ... to court, the state of New York always ruled in favor of Aaron Ogden, barring any competition. The case was then taken to the Supreme Court. Daniel Webster ... national statute ov...

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... giving them more representation. On the contrary, the Declaration of Independence implied the minimization of slavery. In Satanstoe, James Fenimore Cooper expressed his opinion on the subject. Finally, the video New York: A Documentary Film, directed by Ric Burns, takes a more objective look at history. The video takes into account the varying resources and sums up the probable events. Satanstoe implies slavery ... Salem witch trials. Guilty or not, a scapegoat was needed. The punishment even extended to any whites who aided the slaves in revolting. The similarity between Satanstoe and ...

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... Toure, and sent him into hiding. President Toure had planned on resigning after the next scheduled presidential election at the end of April (New York Times). The rebels are fighting for a homeland for the nomadic Tuareg people. On March 21st, a mutiny took over the Kati military camp ... of the rioting in the capital and quickly seized several other cities, including Gao and Bamako, which have never fallen in any rebellions (New York Times). Since the riots, Mali's neighbors have given the country three days to restore order or they will enforce severe economic sanctions, ... from thi...

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... government, their powers and the checks and balances for that power. The few individual rights addressed in the original Constitution included Article I, Section 9 concerning the Writ of Habeas Corpus, Article III, Section 2 providing for the right of trial by jury and Article IV, Section 2 limiting the ability of states discriminating in favor of its citizens in respect to certain fundamental rights. According to ... to get support for the document. People were so afraid of this strong government that it took the creation of a Bill of Rights to win over the states of Massachusetts, New...

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... economy. Dartmouth College was created on a charter from King George III and became an agreement with New Hampshire when the US was created. New Hampshire's state legislature passed ammendments that would change the private college into a public university. Officials and firends of Dartmouth college stated that under Article I, Section 10 of the Constitution that no state held the power to pass a law effecting ... in 1824 defined the role of the national government on the regulation of interstate commerce. Robert Fultan and his partner made the first successful steamboat run in New York...

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... exception to Wood's argument. Robert H. Webking recently took the next step toward resolving the controversy when he suggested, in an article in the William and Mary Quarterly, that Melancton Smith, a New York Antifederalist, was the author of the letters. Webking makes a careful analysis in which he compares the Farmer's letter with ... speeches that smith delivered at the New York ratifying convention Poughkeepsie in June 1788.Webking's analysis is needed valuable, but he neglected to address arguments of those who support ... he was in a position to do so. The distribution of the lett...

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... so many different countries, when the U.N. has to make a decision, it will not make a bias decision. On January 10, 1984 an article entitled "U.S. Said to Be Limited In Ways It Can Aid Iraq" was published in the New York Times. In this article it states The Reagan Administration has concluded that the defeat of Iraq by Iran would be a major setback to American interests ... the Iranians, there should be no drastic change in American policy. There are two things that are wrong with this article. First off this article makes it clear that the U.S. is always looking out for its best intere...

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The Constitution of the United States of America was approved on September 17, 1787, by delegates from the twelve states in attendance. Article 1 dictates how the legislative branch will be run. The main focus of Congress is to create laws. It created a bicameral legislature, ... population. If they had more say in court, then they could control better what goes on in the country. Smaller states, like New Jersey, argued that each state should have an equal amount of representatives. Since they had less population, if Virginia got its way, small states like ... the time of election. For examp...

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The Constitution of the United States of America was approved on September 17, 1787, by delegates from the twelve states in attendance. Article 1 dictates how the legislative branch will be run. The main focus of Congress is to create laws. It created a bicameral legislature, ... population. If they had more say in court, then they could control better what goes on in the country. Smaller states, like New Jersey, argued that each state should have an equal amount of representatives. Since they had less population, if Virginia got its way, small states like ... the time of election. For examp...

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Cornell ARC 2001 The first Article I did was by Herbert Muschamp, which as entitled "Changing of the Avant-Garde: Visionary Architectural Drawings From the Howard Gilman Collection''. Muschamp writes ... architecture is not, meaning that the museum needs to be more supportive of newer works. I feel that Herbert Muschamp is a good critic and made a good point in this article. I mean, if I ever become an influential architect, I"d hope that institutions such as museums would help me strive. I say this, because without recognition from these institutions, it ... second piece that I wrote about...

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... the deaths of many innocent victims. September 11th was a day that people who were jealous and envious of the American symbol finally got back at America. As stated in the article "9/11 Lesson Plan" by Thomas Friedman, "The lesson would emphasize that while people in the world are good and decent, there are evil people out there who are not poor ... . Mohamed Atta, one of the evil scumbags who steered those planes into the killing grounds is the son of a Cairo Surgeon". Larry Miller talks about violence and death in his article. He states that violence does not always lead to violence an...

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... religious beliefs or any belief for that matter. People should be evaluated based on their job performance and not their sexual orientation or religion. While reading the article, "Religion in the workplace", I came across some very valid points on how companies can approach religion in the workplace. Some of these points include spreading ... them from that. Times are changing now. According to the article Sexual Orientation Discrimination in the Workplace, there are 13 states that have laws prohibiting sexual orientation discrimination in both private and public jobs: California, Connec...

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... the federal government was by getting through to the public with muckraking, bringing to attention dirt about trusts. Lincoln Steffens wrote in McClure's, an article, "The Shame of the Cities" which magnified the alliance between big business and the government in 1902. Ida M. Tarbell wrote against the ... governments ruled the railroads and trusts, which was led by Hiram W. Johnson. Charles Evans Hughes investigated malpractice in gas and insurance companies in New York. This shows that the reformers views reached state governments hopefully it would lead to a success in the reformers ...

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... Petition. The first amendment was established to prohibit the government making any law respecting an establishment of religion. It also forbids the government from established new religion and prohibits the government from preferring religion. The first amendment was also created to give the US citizen the right of speech, press, ... or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. SECTION 2. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. The Fifteenth Amendment was ratified by the states in 1870, this amendment give the co...

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